Genius is the expansiveness of the intellect, the force of imagination and the activity of the soul. The way in which one receives his ideas is dependent on the way in which one remembers them

^ "Confucius". Encyclopaedia Britannica.

^ "Genius of the Ancient World". BBC.

^ Charlente Tan (2016). "Creativity and Confucius". Journal of Genius and Eminence. 1 (1): 79. doi:10.18536/jge.2016.01.1.1.10. Confucius qualifies as a creative genius

^ Steve C. Wang (2000). "In Search of Einstein's Genius". Science. 289 (5844). doi:10.18536/jge.2016.01.1.1.10. Ask people who they associate with the word 'genius' and they will invariably respond 'Einstein.' One could argue that Newton, Archimedes, Shakespeare, and Confucius displayed genius of the same order

^ Frank N. Magill (1998). The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 1. Fitzroy Dearborn Readers. p. 299. That education regime remained the heart of learning in China until the early twentieh century. The flourishing of his pedagogical approach is a testimony to Confucius's genius.